Tommy Gumina was one of the few brave souls to follow Art Van Damme's lead and explore the jazz accordion. Gumina is best remembered for his innovative collaborations with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco on their quartet recordings of the early 1960s. Gumina joined Harry James' scaled-down band in 1951 and toured with James for the next two years. He then struck out as a soloist, recording several albums for Decca. In 1960, he joined with DeFranco to form a quartet that played both standards and original compositions by each. Although the group put out albums on Decca and Mercury, they had little commercial success, so by 1964, the two headed for greener pastures: DeFranco to lead the New Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Gumina to work in design and marketing for a major accordion maker.
In 1968, Gumina founded Polytone Musical Instruments, which specializes in manufacturing and selling amplifiers designed for professional musicians. The name came from one of the albums he cut with DeFranco. As a side venture, he recorded and released several albums, including one with DeFranco and three with a Polytone endorser, jazz guitarist Joe Pass. Unfortunately, these albums are virtually impossible to find, most of the copies having gone straight from Gumina to a small circle of customers and friends. http://www.spaceagepop.com/gumina.htm
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Tommy Gumina fue uno de los pocos valientes que siguió el ejemplo de Art Van Damme y exploró el acordeón de jazz. Gumina es recordado por sus innovadoras colaboraciones con el clarinetista Buddy DeFranco en sus grabaciones de cuarteto de principios de la década de 1960. Gumina se unió a la banda de Harry James en 1951 y estuvo de gira con James durante los dos años siguientes. Luego se lanzó como solista, grabando varios álbumes para Decca. En 1960, se unió a DeFranco para formar un cuarteto que tocaba tanto temas estándar como composiciones originales de cada uno de ellos. Aunque el grupo publicó discos en Decca y Mercury, tuvieron poco éxito comercial, así que en 1964, los dos se dirigieron a pastos más verdes: DeFranco dirigirá la Nueva Orquesta de Glenn Miller, y Gumina trabajará en el diseño y la comercialización para un importante fabricante de acordeones.
En 1968, Gumina fundó Polytone Musical Instruments, que se especializa en la fabricación y venta de amplificadores diseñados para músicos profesionales. El nombre proviene de uno de los discos que grabó con DeFranco. Como actividad paralela, grabó y editó varios álbumes, entre ellos uno con DeFranco y tres con el aval de Polytone, el guitarrista de jazz Joe Pass. Desafortunadamente, estos álbumes son prácticamente imposibles de encontrar, ya que la mayoría de las copias han pasado directamente de Gumina a un pequeño círculo de clientes y amigos. http://www.spaceagepop.com/gumina.htm
Tracks
1 The Way You Look Tonight (Kern) 4:38
2 Smile (Chaplin) 4:21
3 Autumn Leaves (Kosma) 3:07
4 Teach Me Tonight (DePaul) 3:25
5 I Love You (Porter) 3:13
6 Without A Song (Youmans) 4:58
7 When I Fall in Love (Young) 4:52
8 Polly Wants a Tonic (Gumina, Pass) 3:39
9 Pretty Bayou (DeFranco) 4:02
10 Too Late Now (Lane) 3:21
Credits:
Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
Joe Pass – guitar
Tommy Gumina - polychord
Jimmie Smith - drums
Total Time: 39:37
Recorded at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, California ; November 1989
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Don't know this one - but Gumina had a group with DeFranco in the early 60s and they produced 5 albums which were super, so...it must be worth previewing!!!
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